While great film success eluded him, televisionĪgain made him a star in the mini-series Centennial, Shogun, and The Thorn Birds. Hatch) and The Swarm (1978 with Michael Caine, Katharine Ross, and Bradford Dillman). Scott Fitzgerald and The Last of the Belles (1974 with Susan Sarandon, Blythe Danner, and Richard Work in theatrical releases and made-for-TV films, such as F. (1970 with Charlton Heston), and The Music Lovers (1970 with Glenda Jackson), among other films. Of Chaillot (1969 with Katharine Hepburn, Donald Pleasence, and John Gavin), Julius Caesar Staying in Britain for several years, he acted in the films The Madwoman
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With Mary Tyler Moore in the lead role, the show had promise but folded before its December 1966 premiere.Ĭhamberlain then headed to England, where he found work in the BBC TV series The Portrait of a Lady (1968). Kildare in 1966.Īfter five years of a demanding weekly series, Chamberlain longed for a change of pace, which he seemingly found when he was cast in a musical Broadway version ofīreakfast at Tiffany's in 1966. The high cost of producing the series and declining ratings led to the cancellation of Dr. Time for films but did secure roles in MGM's Twilight of Honor (1963 with Nick Adams) and Joy in the Morning (1965 with As each episode was an hour in length, the actor had relatively little RIGHT: With actress Joan Marshall in the mid 1960sĮnormously popular out of the gate, the series made an overnight star out of Richard Chamberlain. LEFT and CENTER: Beefcake shots of Richard Chamberlain. Shortly afterward, Chamberlain signed a contract with MGM the studio put him in a supporting role in the westernĪ Thunder of Drums (1961 with Richard Boone and George Hamilton) and cast him as the title character in the NBC series Dr. Reef (1960 with Jeff Richards and Peter Falk). He was also cast in his first film, the crime drama The Secret of the Purple Programs as Gunsmoke, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, and Thriller.
He found success relatively quickly, first in television in guest roles on such After detaching from military service in 1958,Ĭhamberlain returned to southern California with a renewed interest in acting. In acting and was noticed by at least one studio, However, he was drafted into the Army following his 1956 graduation. While studying at Pomona, he developed an interest Very athletic in his youth, he ran track in high school and, later, at Pomona College, which he entered in 1952. Born George Richard Chamberlain on March 31, 1934, in Beverly Hills, actor Richard Chamberlain was the younger son of a food market equipment salesman and his wife.
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